Project Grant PG25283217

The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $347,919 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures program to East Tennessee State University (ETSU) to process, preserve, and digitize records from its Appalachian studies collection. The 3-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027, will enable ETSU to hire a project archivist and graduate assistant to organize and digitize approximately 1,000 oral history interviews, 1,500 photographs, and 100 linear feet...

The Brooke County Library Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $194,660.00 Project Grant from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant supports a project focused on preserving, digitizing, and providing public access to historical records and documentary sources related to United States history. The project will engage in a wide range of activities, including digitizing archival collections,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded East Tennessee State University a $225,266 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will provide online access to over 30,000 artifacts, photographs, audio recordings, and manuscripts from the university's Reece Museum and Archives of Appalachia. Three staff will be hired and undergraduates employed to process and digitize collections, apply metadata...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $451,162 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to Appalshop Inc., a non-profit media and arts organization in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The grant will fund the treatment and digitization of three major Appalachian photonegative collections that were damaged by flooding in July 2022. The project will preserve and provide access to images documenting Eastern Kentucky and...

This $974,414 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program supports George Mason University, in collaboration with several partners, to develop a community archiving prototype and training materials. The key objectives are to: (1) create the Archives for Racial and Cultural Healing (ARCH) National Collaborative, (2) support the Chipman ARCH project as a prototype and develop curriculum/practices for future ARCH regional...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $141,426 under the Museums for America federal grant program to digitize the photo archive of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, Arkansas. The museum will use the funding to digitize its Washington County Historical Society Collection, consisting of over 1,000 regionally significant images from 1850 to 1970. By making the collection available online on an on-demand basis 24 hours a day, the museum aims to increase access for...

The Towson University-led project, funded through a $150,000 National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will develop a student-centered outreach model for academic archives. This two-year project will conduct a series of virtual forums with students, faculty, and practitioners to inform the creation of a data-driven, cost-effective, and generalizable student-centered outreach model for academic archives. The model will be...

This $122,634 federal Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) will allow The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to convene a series of forums over two years to create a comprehensive, distributed central and southern Appalachian monograph shared print collection. The project aims to address challenges in developing monograph collections that elevate traditionally marginalized voices by bringing together research...

The $102,542 National Historical Publications and Records Grant (CFDA 89.003) awarded by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to The B&O Railroad Museum, Inc. supports the preservation and digitization of historical records related to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The project aims to improve public access to these archival materials documenting railroad history, particularly highlighting the contributions of African Americans. The grant funding will enable the...

This Project Grant award of $172,108.12 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support research investigating how public libraries in Central Appalachia support college literacy for nontraditional prospective students through information and services. Awarded on November 1, 2022 to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York with completion expected by August 31, 2025, this early career development project led by Dr. Africa S. Hands will focus on public libraries...